PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Tippin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Summers had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Summers
vs
Tippin

198 cm
22
242 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

198 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pete Tippin!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers tries to clinch up.
Tippin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Summers swivels and escapes.

Tippin gets a double leg takedown into Summers's guard.

Summers is looking for a triangle but Tippin pushes his legs off easily.
Tippin prevents Summers from getting back to his feet.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Tippin from controlling successfully.
Summers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tippin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tippin trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tippin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pete Tippin.
Summers dives in and grabs Tippin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tippin pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Summers wants to clinch but Tippin slips to the side

and Tippin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tippin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Summers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tippin tries to roll over but Summers keeps him under control.
Tippin is trying is best to control the position here.

Summers is working for a kimura but Tippin is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Summers in particular looking to stall.

Summers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tippin is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin is staying active underneath Summers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Tippin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Tippin moves into the clinch.
Summers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Summers tries to score a body lock takedown but Tippin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Summers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Tippin breaks from the clinch.
Summers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tippin misses with a body shot.
Dave Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Tippin.
Summers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Summers closes the distance and clinches.
Tippin scores with a hook to the body.

Tippin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Summers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tippin to the mat. Tippin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tippin wants to sweep here but Summers controlling him for the moment.
Tippin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tippin wants to stand up but Summers is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Summers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tippin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Tippin.
Summers fails with the takedown.
Tippin swings for the body but Summers moves out of range.
Tippin with a hook.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Summers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tippin counters with a three punch combo that has Summers backing up. Summers nods at Tippin to acknowledge the strikes.
Dave Summers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tippin stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Summers throws a nice looking combination but Tippin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Summers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tippin.
Summers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tippin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers with a poor takedown

and Tippin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tippin.

Tippin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Tippin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tippin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tippin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tippin wants to pass the guard but Summers is keeping the position.
Pete Tippin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tippin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin lands a couple of elbows.
Tippin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tippin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Summers's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tippin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tippin trying to control the position but Summers is working away.
Tippin controlling the position from side mount.
Tippin trying to control the position but Summers is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin advances nicely into full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is squirming around, avoiding Tippin's attempts to control the action.
Tippin controlling from mount.
Tippin cracks Summers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tippin controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Tippin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Summers throws a series of punches but Tippin moves out of range.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Summers is looking to clinch but Tippin is avoiding it.
Tippin feints and then cracks Summers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Summers down.
Summers tries to clinch up but Tippin circles away and keeps his distance.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Tippin.
Summers misses with a two punch combination.
Tippin tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Summers swinging wildly here.
Summers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tippin defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tippin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Summers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tippin is fending him off so far but Summers persists. Nope, Tippin circles away and we're back to standing.
Tippin avoids the head kick by Summers.
Tippin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.

Tippin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tippin lands in his opponent's guard.
Tippin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tippin trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tippin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tippin is working Summers over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tippin wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.

Tippin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tippin wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tippin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tippin trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Tippin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Tippin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tippin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Summers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tippin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Summers is able to avoid easily.
Summers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tippin tries to avoid it but Summers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tippin to the ground. Tippin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tippin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Summers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tippin drives through and clinches with Summers against the cage.
Tippin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Summers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Summers stalling in the clinch but Tippin improves position.
Tippin is trying to break the clinch but Summers has him pressed against the cage.
Tippin is trying to maintain a safe position but Summers gets an underhook and turns Tippin into the cage.
Tippin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Summers is trying to drag Tippin to the mat but Tippin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tippin tries to pull guard but Summers holds him up against the cage and eventually Tippin drops back down to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tippin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tippin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Tippin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tippin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Tippin!